Your local emergency plumber in Newcastle.
Burst pipe? Blocked drain? No hot water in the middle of winter? We cover Newcastle, Lake Macquarie and the Hunter, with honest advice and a price before we start - not a surprise when we finish.
Five things we fix - fast.
From a leaking tap to a sewer main backing up into the yard, we cover the full range of domestic and small-commercial plumbing across Newcastle. Plumbing, drainage and gas, with the gear to find the problem first time.
Emergency plumber
Burst pipes, sewer overflows, gas leaks, no hot water and flooding. We will help you isolate the problem on the phone first to stop the damage.
See emergency plumbing →Blocked drains
CCTV drain camera to find the cause, hydro-jet clearing and root cutting for tree-root, grease and collapsed-pipe blockages. Relining quotes if the pipe is past clearing.
See blocked drains →Hot water systems
Repair and replacement of electric, gas, heat-pump and solar hot water - Rheem, Rinnai, Dux, Aquamax. Honest repair-or-replace advice and rebate-aware pricing.
See hot water →Burst & leaking pipes
Electronic leak detection, pipe repair and relining for burst, corroded and slab-leak pipework. We find the leak without tearing your whole house apart, and stop the water bill bleeding.
See burst pipes →Gas fitting & leaks
Gas fitting, cooktop and heater installs, gas leak detection and AS/NZS 5601 Certificates of Compliance. Smell gas? Turn it off at the meter and call - we treat it as an emergency.
See gas fitting →
Three reasons people in the Hunter call us back.
We know the housing stock around here.
Newcastle is not a one-size suburb. Inner-city Hamilton and Mayfield are full of Federation and post-war homes still running original earthenware and cast-iron drains. Merewether has salt-air corrosion chewing through exposed copper and galvanised pipework. Wallsend sits in the Ironbark Creek catchment and floods. We have worked on all of it, so we usually know what we are walking into before we lift the first inspection-opening cap - and that saves you time and money.
We find the cause, not just the symptom.
Plenty of operators will clear your blocked drain on the day, take the cash, and leave the tree root that caused it sitting in the pipe ready to block again next month. We run a CCTV camera so you can see what is actually going on, hydro-jet it properly, and give you a straight answer on whether it needs relining or a repair. Same with leaks - electronic detection first, so we are not guessing with a jackhammer.
Licence checks, compliance, and upfront price.
Plumbing, drainage and gas fitting in NSW needs a current NSW Fair Trading licence, so ask for the number before work starts. The work must meet AS/NZS 3500 for plumbing and drainage, Hunter Water’s connection and backflow requirements, and AS/NZS 5601 for gas, with a Certificate of Compliance on completion. You get a price before we start - including the after-hours premium if it applies - so there are no nasty surprises on the invoice.
Where we work.
Across Greater Newcastle and the Hunter - the inner-city terraces, the coastal suburbs, the established leafy streets and the flood-prone creek catchments.
From your call to the all-clear - 5 steps.
You call
Tell us what is happening. We will help you isolate water or gas on the spot to limit the damage, and give you an arrival window.
We diagnose
On-site we find the real cause - CCTV for drains, electronic detection for leaks, full check for gas - not just the obvious symptom.
You get a price
An upfront, itemised price before we start the work, including any after-hours premium. You decide. No surprises on the invoice.
We fix it
Most jobs done the same visit. Bigger jobs - relining, hot water replacement, gas installs - scheduled fast with quality parts.
Compliance & clean-up
Certificate of Compliance where required (plumbing, drainage, gas), the site left tidy, and clear advice on preventing a repeat.
Newcastle plumbing FAQs.
What should I do in a plumbing emergency in Newcastle?
A burst pipe, a sewer overflow, a gas smell or no hot water in winter does not wait for business hours. Isolate what you can yourself first (like turning off the water at the meter), then call or use the quote form and say what is happening, including whether it needs a plumber out straight away. After-hours call-outs typically carry a $100 to $300 premium on top of the standard rate, and we will always quote that before we head out.
How much does an emergency plumber cost in Newcastle?
Standard plumbing labour in the Newcastle area runs roughly $90 to $180 an hour, with most call-outs starting from a service fee plus the first hour. After-hours or weekend emergency call-outs usually add $100 to $300. As a rough guide for common jobs in 2026: clearing a blocked drain $150 to $650 (more if it needs hydro-jetting or there are tree roots), a burst pipe repair $200 to $600 depending on access, and a hot water system replacement $900 to $6,000 depending on the type. We give you a price before we start the work, not after.
Does plumbing and gas work in Newcastle need a licence?
Yes. In NSW you must hold a current NSW Fair Trading licence to legally carry out plumbing, drainage and gas fitting work, and gas work is regulated under the Gas and Electricity (Consumer Safety) Act 2017. The work must meet AS/NZS 3500 for plumbing and drainage and AS/NZS 5601 for gas, and the licensed plumber issues a Certificate of Compliance on completed work. From 1 March 2026, gasfitters in NSW lodge gas compliance and inspection certificates through the BCNSW eCert system. Always ask any plumber for their licence number before they start.
Why do drains keep blocking in older Newcastle suburbs?
A lot of inner-Newcastle homes in suburbs like Hamilton, Mayfield and New Lambton still have original earthenware or cast-iron drainage from the early-to-mid 1900s. Those pipes have joints that tree roots love, and the established street trees in leafy suburbs send roots straight into them looking for water. The result is recurring blockages. The fix is not just clearing it on the day. We run a CCTV camera to find the actual cause, hydro-jet to cut the roots and clear the line, and if the pipe is collapsed or root-riddled we can quote relining so it stops happening.
My hot water has stopped. Repair or replace?
It depends on the age and fault. If a unit is under about 8 years old and the fault is a thermostat, element, valve or igniter, a repair is usually the cheaper call. If it is older than 10 to 12 years, leaking from the tank, or rusting, replacement is the smarter spend because the next failure is not far off. We will tell you which way we would go if it were our own house. If you do replace, a heat pump can attract federal STC rebates worth several hundred to over a thousand dollars in NSW, which we factor into the quote.
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Emergency call-outs. Upfront pricing. Plumbing, drainage and gas across the Hunter.
Articles & guides for Newcastle
Guides for Newcastle homeowners: what things cost and what to check.